Researchers from the Object-Based Media Group at MIT’s Media Lab have developed an alternative to installing over-sized TVs in order to create a more immersive viewing experience in the living room.
The cost effective approach uses additional side and ceiling screens that are positioned to target a viewer’s peripheral vision.
“And instead of simply stretching the video image to completely fill the area the viewer can see, the Infinity-By-Nine system, developed by Daniel Novy and V. Michael Bove Jr., uses custom software that generates and renders a real-time extension of the image on either side of the TV,” reports Gizmodo.
“Because the viewer’s peripheral vision is never in focus, the extensions being generated only have to be crude blobs and blurry shapes to sell the effect,” adds the post. “Which also means the Infinity-By-Nine system can run on consumer-ready hardware, instead of requiring a room full of state-of-the-art supercomputers.”
Initial testing of the multi-screen system has shown that viewers are increasingly drawn into the story and universe. “And it has even been found to create the illusion of feeling other sensations, like heat when an on-screen explosion feels like it’s completely surrounding the viewer,” notes Gizmodo.
The post includes a video introduction to the Infinity-By-Nine system.
Researchers from the Object-Based Media Group at MIT’s Media Lab have developed an alternative to installing over-sized TVs in order to create a more immersive viewing experience in the living room.
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